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This document outlines lessons for three chess courses covering tactics, positional play, attack/defense, and endgames for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students. The beginner course covers checkmates, forks, pins, discovered attacks, back rank weaknesses, and basic pawn endgames. The intermediate course delves deeper into these topics and adds exceptions to opening principles, rook pawn endings, and instructive games. The advanced course focuses on connected passed pawns, deflection tactics, bishop pair sacrifices, knight endgames, and recent examples from grandmaster play.
This document outlines lessons for three chess courses covering tactics, positional play, attack/defense, and endgames for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students. The beginner course covers checkmates, forks, pins, discovered attacks, back rank weaknesses, and basic pawn endgames. The intermediate course delves deeper into these topics and adds exceptions to opening principles, rook pawn endings, and instructive games. The advanced course focuses on connected passed pawns, deflection tactics, bishop pair sacrifices, knight endgames, and recent examples from grandmaster play.
This document outlines lessons for three chess courses covering tactics, positional play, attack/defense, and endgames for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students. The beginner course covers checkmates, forks, pins, discovered attacks, back rank weaknesses, and basic pawn endgames. The intermediate course delves deeper into these topics and adds exceptions to opening principles, rook pawn endings, and instructive games. The advanced course focuses on connected passed pawns, deflection tactics, bishop pair sacrifices, knight endgames, and recent examples from grandmaster play.
Lesson 02 The back-rank checkmate Lesson 03 Checkmating with the Rook Lesson 04 Checkmating with a Pawn Lesson 05 Checkmate with Rook and Bishop Lesson 06 Important checkmate patterns Lesson 07 The weakness of the back-rank Lesson 08 Chess combinations Lesson 09 Forks and double-attacks Lesson 10 Not all forks work Lesson 11 The pin (part 1) Lesson 12 How to get out of pins Lesson 13 Discovered checks Lesson 14 Discovered attacks Lesson 15 Double-check Lesson 16 The skewer (part 1) Lesson 17 Over-loaded pieces Lesson 18 Removing the guard Lesson 19 Epaulette mate (part 1) Lesson 20 Trapping pieces Lesson 21 Calculating tactics Lesson 22 The Knight fork Lesson 23 The pin (part 2) Lesson 24 The pin (part 3) Lesson 25 Discovered check and attacks Lesson 26 The skewer (part 2) Lesson 27 Epaulette mate (part 2) Lesson 28 The pin (part 4) Lesson 29 Discovered check and attacks (part 2) Lesson 30 Important tactical patterns Lesson 31 Trapping pieces (part 2) Lesson 32 Double-check (part 2) Lesson 33 Smothered mate Lesson 34 The pin (part 5) Lesson 35 Important tactics to know Lesson 36 Advanced forks
Beginners Positional Play and Chess Strategy
Lesson Outline:
Lesson 01 The Rook and its role
Lesson 02 The power of the Bishops Lesson 03 The Queen, the most powerful piece Lesson 04 The Knight, its strength and weaknesses Lesson 05 The relative value of the pieces and using the King Lesson 06 En passant Lesson 07 Opening principles Lesson 08 Opening traps Lesson 09 Queen v pawn on 7th rank Lesson 10 Targeting weaknesses Lesson 11 Decision-making Lesson 12 Decision-making (part 2) Lesson 13 To check or not to check Lesson 14 Blocking a rank, file or diagonal Lesson 15 When to open a rank, file or diagonal Lesson 16 Opening traps in the French Defense Lesson 17 Opening traps in the Sicilian Defense Lesson 18- How to win a won game Lesson 19 How to prioritize Lesson 20 Learning from mistakes Lesson 21 Natural looking moves Lesson 22 Choosing between captures Lesson 23 Blunders and how to avoid them Lesson 24 Opening traps in the Caro-Kann Defense Lesson 25 How to develop a plan Lesson 26 How to win material Lesson 27 More opening traps Lesson 28 To check or not to check (part 2) Lesson 29 Learning from other peoples mistakes Lesson 30 Choosing between captures (part 2) Lesson 31 Getting critical decisions right Lesson 32 Planning and strategy, game analysis Lesson 33 Chess openings, the Philidor Defense Lesson 34 Kasparov vs Deep Blue, how to improve your position Lesson 35 Working out your opponents plan Lesson 36 The importance of controlling the center
Beginners Attack, Defense and Chess Endgames
Lesson Outline:
Lesson 01 Finding the opponents threats
Lesson 02 Intermediate moves Lesson 03 How to save the game with stalemate Lesson 04 Avoiding stalemate Lesson 05 Attack and Defense Lesson 06 Attack and Defense (part 2) Lesson 07 Attacking with 2 Bishops Lesson 08 Attacks from the side Lesson 09 Dont just copy your opponent Lesson 10 How to Defend Lesson 11 How to Defend (part 2) Lesson 12 Defending against threats Lesson 13 Sacrifices against the King Lesson 14 Attacking the King in the center Lesson 15 Dominating the center, game analysis Lesson 16 Winning with pins, game analysis Lesson 17 Mating the King, Chigorin vs Alapin Lesson 18 Winning with a pawn advantage, game analysis Lesson 19 Attacking the finachettoed King position, game analysis Lesson 20 Attacking the center, game analysis Lesson 21 Winning with discovered attacks, game analysis Lesson 22 Attacking the King, game analysis Lesson 23 Rapid development and attack, game analysis Lesson 24 The opposition in pawn endgames Lesson 25 Basic pawn endgames Lesson 26 Essential pawn endings Lesson 27 Winning with pawns in the endgame Lesson 28 Passed pawns Lesson 29 Pins and passed pawns Lesson 30 Interesting ideas in pawn endgames Lesson 31 How to win in the endgame Lesson 32 Strategy in the endgame Lesson 33 Rook endgames Lesson 34 Rook vs minor piece in the endgame
Intermediate Chess tactics and endgames
Lesson Outline:
Lesson 01 Exceptions to opening principles + K + P endgames
Lesson 02 Space advantage and the opposition in K+P endgames Lesson 03 Winning with open files + K+P endgames Lesson 04 Essential R+P v R endgames Lesson 05 Protected passed pawns + the wrong corner Bishop Lesson 06 Exploiting loose pieces Lesson 07 King chases + checkmating the exposed King Lesson 08 Exploiting the weakness of the f7 square Lesson 09 Mastering the Bh7 sacrifice Lesson 10 Winning with attacks on g7 Lesson 11 Sacrificing on h6 Lesson 12 The power of the pin Lesson 13 Theoretically drawn endgames Lesson 14 Winning endgame tactics Lesson 15 Key ideas in pawn endgames Lesson 16 Winning with in-between moves Lesson 17 Understanding Bishop vs Knight in the endgame Lesson 18 Early f7 sacrifices Lesson 19 Exploiting the weakness of the back-rank Lesson 20 Troitskys chess studies Lesson 21 Doubled pawns and outside passed pawns in the endgame Lesson 22 Blunders and how to avoid them Lesson 23 Winning with in-between moves Lesson 24 Winning with the Kings Indian Defense Lesson 25 Instructive endgame studies Lesson 26 Mikhail Tals magic endgames Lesson 27 Deflection and removal of the guard Lesson 28 Important tactical patterns Lesson 29 Forks Lesson 30 Tactical ideas in endgames Lesson 31 Trapping pieces Lesson 32 Sacrifices on g7 Lesson 33 Learning from GM blunders Lesson 34 Instructive tactics and technical endgames Lesson 35 Important examples of in-between moves Lesson 36 The Nd5 sacrifice in the Sicilian
Intermediate Positional play and chess strategy
Lesson Outline:
Lesson 01 The importance of the 7th rank
Lesson 02 Weak squares, outposts and King activity Lesson 03 The power of the Bishop pair Lesson 04 Doubled pawns Lesson 05 Winning with the long diagonal Lesson 06 Understanding exchanges Lesson 07 Gaining time in chess Lesson 08 How to play in closed positions + pawn breakthroughs Lesson 09 Understanding zugzwang Lesson 10 Saving the game with perpetual check Lesson 11 Converting your advantage into a win Lesson 12 Recognizing critical moments Lesson 13 The Kings Indian Attack Lesson 14 Winning against doubled pawns Lesson 15 Dominating with the 7th rank Lesson 16 The King is a strong piece Lesson 17 Finding hidden resources Lesson 18 In-between moves and chess technique Lesson 19 Backward pawns Lesson 20 Pawn breakthroughs Lesson 21 Choosing when to check Lesson 22 Attention to detail + the weakness of the back-rank Lesson 23 Tempi and material Lesson 24 Good Knight vs bad Bishop Lesson 25 Surprising early Queen moves Lesson 26 Opening traps you must know Lesson 27 Questions on the openings Lesson 28 Effective prophylaxis Lesson 29 The initiative vs material Lesson 30 Typical ideas in the Queens Gambit Declined Lesson 31 Unexpected in-between moves Lesson 32 Strategy the isolated pawn Lesson 33 Strategy dominance of Rooks on 7th rank Lesson 34 Ideas in the Queen pawn openings Lesson 35 Paying attention to the opponents resources
Intermediate Attack, defense and instructive chess games
Lesson Outline:
Lesson 01 How to trap the King in the center
Lesson 02 Attacking the King in the Center Lesson 03 Attack and Defense (part 1) Lesson 04 Defensive skills you must know Lesson 05 Winning against unjustfied attacks Lesson 06 Spielmann vs Wahle and Saavedra endgame Lesson 07 Targeting your opponents weak point Lesson 08 Fischer vs Robatsch, attacking the fianchettoed position Lesson 09 The best way to use your Queen in attack Lesson 10 Lessons from Bobby Fischers games Lesson 11 How to play with opposite side castling Lesson 12 Instructive Queens Gambit game Lesson 13 Winning with forcing moves Lesson 14 Learning from Smyslov Lesson 15 In-between moves and defense Lesson 16 Steinitz vs Mongredien 1862 Lesson 17 Uhlmann vs Donner 1964, the Carlsbad structure Lesson 18 Learning from the romantic era of chess Lesson 19 Lessons from Susan Polgars games Lesson 20 Kasparov Khalifman, opposite-side castling Lesson 21 Attack and Defense (part 2) Lesson 22 The art of attack Lesson 23 Alexander Alekhine, checkmating tactics Lesson 24 Illescas vs Short 1995 Lesson 25 Instructive Alekhine game Lesson 26 Bobby Fischers attacking games Lesson 27 Learning from Bobby Fischer Lesson 28 Classic attacking ideas Lesson 29 Attack and counter-attack Lesson 30 Opposite side castling Lesson 31 Critical positions from the SPICE Invitational Lesson 32 Michael Adams vs Magnus Carlsen 2010 Lesson 33 A tribute to Bent Larsen Lesson 34 Bacrot vs Kempinski 2005 Lesson 35 Susan Polgar game, winning with space advantage
Advanced Tactics and advanced chess endgames
Lesson Outline:
Lesson 01 Unexpected opportunities and tricky pawn endings
Lesson 02 The Bishop pair and double Bishop sacrifice Lesson 03 Connected passed pawns Lesson 04 Deflection and removal of the guard Lesson 05 Clearance tactics Lesson 06 The Bxh7 sacrifice Lesson 07 The power of the Rook and Knight combined Lesson 08 Important endgame ideas Lesson 09 Magic on the chessboard Lesson 10 How to use the Knight in the endgame Lesson 11 In-between moves Lesson 12 Advanced endgame technique Lesson 13 Akopian vs Almasi 1997, GM tactics Lesson 14 Bishop vs Knight endgames Lesson 15 Tactics and endgames from the Spice International GM Tournament Lesson 16 Rook vs pawn endgames Lesson 17 Instructive endgame examples from recent GM play Lesson 18 Tactical ideas from recent GM play Lesson 19 Instructive endgames Lesson 20 Mikhail Tals Magic Endgames Lesson 21 Pawn breakthroughs in the endgame Lesson 22 Defending in the endgame Lesson 23 Humans and computers Lesson 24 Exploiting the weakness of the f7 square Lesson 25 How to attack in the Sicilian Defense Lesson 26 Bobby Fischer and how to find a plan Lesson 27 Attacking the King Lesson 28 Practical tactics Lesson 29 Complicated tactics, Hammer vs Anand Lesson 30 Tactics and endgames from the Spice Invitational Tournament Lesson 31 Tactics and endgames from recent GM tournaments Lesson 32 Endgame brilliance Lesson 33 Winning with tactical brilliance, examples from Shirov and Kramnik Lesson 34 Karpovs endgame magic
Advanced Positional chess and strategy
Lesson Outline:
Lesson 01 How to use the space advantage + S. Polgar vs Xie Jun
Lesson 02 Winning with open files and passed pawns Lesson 03 The 7th rank and pawn races Lesson 04 Weak squares, Knight outposts and King activity Lesson 05 Smyslov vs Tal, doubled pawns Lesson 06 The power of protected passed pawns Lesson 07 Exploiting the long diagonal Lesson 08 How to recognize critical moments Lesson 09 When to simplify (part 1) Lesson 10 Understanding Bishops and Knights Lesson 11 The Stonewall Dutch Lesson 12 How to play closed positions Lesson 13 How to create weaknesses for your opponent Lesson 14 When to simplify (part 2) Lesson 15 Bobby Fischers games, when to trade Lesson 16 Critical moments in chess (part 1) Lesson 17 Critical moments in chess (part 2) Lesson 18 Opening files Lesson 19 More thoughts on open files Lesson 20 Open files and space advantage Lesson 21 Understanding the Ruy Lopez Jaenisch Gambit Lesson 22 Good vs Bad Bishop Lesson 23 Creating winning plans + improving calculation Lesson 24 Capablancas Outposts Lesson 25 Winning with the Sicilian Accelerated Dragon Lesson 26 Capablanca vs Scott 1919, space advantage and creating plans Lesson 27 Pawn structures, isolated and doubled pawns Lesson 28 Positional exchange sacrifice Lesson 29 Further examples of position exchange sacrifices Lesson 30 How to limit your opponents piece activity Lesson 31 How to convert a better position into a win Lesson 32 How to win with a space advantage Lesson 33 Strategy Karpov vs Yusupov Lesson 34 Finding a plan in symmetrical positions Lesson 35 Evans Gambit attacking and defensive ideas Lesson 36 Attacking ideas in the Italian Game Rombaldoni vs Garcia Palermo
Advanced Attack, defense and instructive chess games
Lesson Outline:
Lesson 01 Winning with the initiative
Lesson 02 Attack and defense with Steinitz Lesson 03 Steinitz von Bardeleben 1895 Lesson 04 Petrosian vs Smyslov 1961 Lesson 05 Botvinnik Ragozin 1940, the power of passed pawns Lesson 06 Benko vs Reshevsky 1968, the blockade Lesson 07 Attack and defense (part 1) Lesson 08 Pillsbury vs Marco 1900, the Pillsbury attack Lesson 09 Bobby Fischer, instructive moments from his games Lesson 10 Kasparov vs Chiburdanidze 1980, playing against the Kings Indian Defense Lesson 11 Important decisions in attack Lesson 12 Fischer vs Cardoso 1957 Lesson 13 Instructive Susan Polgar game Lesson 14 King in the center, Susan Polgar game Lesson 15 Attack and defense in classic games Lesson 16 Susan Polgar vs Ralf Lau 1991, attacking the King Lesson 17 Euwe vs Alekhine 1935 Lesson 18 Tribute to Vassily Smyslov Lesson 19 Spassky vs Petrosian 1966 Lesson 20 Colle vs Grunfeld 1926 Lesson 21 Christansen vs Flear 1987 Lesson 22 Kramnik vs Krasenkow 2003 Lesson 23 Winawer vs Anderssen 1878 Lesson 24 Sokolov vs Karpov 1987 Lesson 25 King in the center, a Susan Polgar game Lesson 26 Reshevsky vs Najdorf 1957 connected passed pawns Lesson 27 Attack and defense (part 2) Lesson 28 Taimanov vs Kaidanov 1988 Lesson 29 When to strike in an attack Lesson 30 Preventing unsound attacks Lesson 31 Instructive moments from students games Lesson 32 Carlsen vs Bacrot 2010 Lesson 33 Mieses Capablanca 1913, an exchange advantage Lesson 34 Judgment in attack + hidden resources Lesson 35 Ivanchuk vs Kamsky 2006 Lesson 36 Instructive game Isolated pawns, prophylaxis and an amazing attack
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